Hi! It seems like there is a way to manually install boards using a specific file format without using the board manager. For whatever reason, my company's security is blocking the app from downloading any files. If anyone has done this (manually installing boards) without using the portable Arduino thing, just getting the files directly from github (or the package-index.json) and putting them in a location so that Arduino can access the board files, I would appreciate help. I'm specifically trying to install the Arduino AVR boards.
Thanks!
installed by default with Arduino IDE.
Except that when you first install IDE2.x they are downloaded from the Internet when the IDE is run for the first time
What @aholbrook could maybe do is to install IDE 1.x, which has the boards as part of it, I believe, then install IDE 2.x which may then not need the board definitions to be downloaded. I do not know whether this would work
What, of course he/she should do if they are required to use the Arduino IDE for work is to have a word with their IT department
do "web editor" need to install something?
I don't see why it should but I don't know
i've tested. need only register account on arduino.cc
Which is a great idea if the IDE isn't working but unfortunately it isn't compatible with Arduino Uno.. 
what do you think is not compatible with Uno?
Please confirm which version of the IDE that you are using
The Arduino cloud editor.
the IDE that I am attempting to use, but due to network 403 errors can't download the Arduino AVE boards from the board manager is the most recent version.
You will have to do a bit of digging but the solution has been provided in the past and is probably in those search results: Search results for 'manually install board package #software:ide-2-x @ptillisch' - Arduino Forum
If you're only using Arduino AVR based boards, the alternative is to use IDE 1.8.19. Note that
- Any library needs to be installed by not using library manager (but I guess that will anyway be the case).
- The AVR board package is slightly outdated but that should not pose a problem.
Lastly: if you need this for business it's a fair case to convince your IT department to allow the access.
Interesting, maybe I just need to do some rebooting, it gave me a board not supported error, when I tried to connect it. Thanks!
I was able to solve the problem a different way, thanks for your help!
It's always useful for others that encounter the same problem to share your solution.
I connected to a different wifi source and was able to use the board installer.
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